There’s an astoundingly embarrassing Republican advertisement I’m seeing here in Pennsylvania over and over.
Tag: advertising
We already have secret unseen societal credit scores.
Surveillance pricing ought to be outlawed, and there should never be a time you are compelled to be surveilled just to buy something.
Republicans are running nonstop commercials in NEPA (Northeastern Pennsylvania) to justify the BBBill.
Republicans, or somebody pro-Republican, is running ads that are trying to tell us Rep. Rob Bresnahan voting for the Big Boondoggle Bill was good actually. They’re trying to advance this false narrative that denying healthcare insurance coverage for some healthy young men and rarely use their healthcare is somehow going to make it better for disabled people.
Labor precarity and the weaponization of communication.
People just don’t trust unknown funding, nor hiding stuff. And people don’t like to find out that someone they thought was speaking truth to power is actually towing a prescribed party line.
Youtube allows ads that make a really great argument for the government to crack down on this stuff.
These bonkers eyeglasses commercials aren’t even the worst commercials I’ve seen on Youtube, but a lot of these ads are great arguments for government regulation that’s unfortunately not happening. Ever since I was getting new glasses recently, which involved a multiple trips to eye care over a couple of months in order to get it […]
Ghost health insurance plans.
Spread the word about sketchy health insurance! You never know who in your life might be buying health insurance and walk ass-backwards into one of these hustles. Health insurance plans tied to fake jobs. Self-employed, small business owners and people in the gig economy are getting ripped off when they think they’re buying health insurance […]
If you want to encourage vaccination you don’t show photos that evoke unsettled feelings. This is basic marketing.
I’ve been complaining about this since the start of the pandemic…
Imagine being shamed for wearing a seatbelt or getting up and leaving a building when a fire alarm rings.
It’s bizarre that there are still people who have been convinced into having hangups about wearing a respirator mask.
Pennsylvania American Water needs to just stop with the pathetic PR.
PA American Water keeps reminding me with their many commercials, now the ads on Youtube seem to be claiming that they Scranton from the EPA or some…
We are always being targeted with oppositional propaganda to bring us over to the dark side.
Sometimes it’s people who are mistaken for liberals who spread right-wing propaganda to the people who mistake them for liberal.
Where are all the doctors who could be informing their patients? And where are the hospital lobbyists?
We know there’s tons of lobbyists working on the behalf of big healthcare corporations. Yet they seem to have let this healthcare industry destroying big boondoggle bill succeed. What happened?
Don’t use pet medical products on humans.
If you have anyone in your life suggesting using pet covid tests, advise them that this is not wise as tests are generally designed differently for animals.
Good guys could easily take advantage of the fact Peter Thiel named his company after the bad guy weapon.
The Letterhack provides Democrats with some needed remedial tips.
Alligators knock doors in Florida.
This is going to put a damper on getting better politicians elected in Florida. Too close for comfort: Gators seen scratching and knocking on front doors of 3 Florida homes WSVN-TV May 12, 2025 Maybe I’m cynical but I can’t help suspect this is a PR planted story as covert marketing for doorbell cameras because […]
AI is shoddy, and it’s used as a shadowbanning assist.
I decided to read this book “Empire of AI” after an interview with the author Karen Hao on the Better Offline podcast, which covers the technical and financial no there there of AI. And in this interview by Tim Miller at the Bulwark with Karen Hao, they talk about environmental impacts, but I think this […]
Scare tactics in online ads.
Online marketing is a mess. I’ve been seeing a lot of scammy commercials online.
These “dire wolf” animals sound like the wolf version of rose bushes that get fancy stuff grafted on.
“They are using the attention economy to drive up the value of their company.” – Johannes Vogel, Director General of the Berlin’s Museum of Natural History
Don’t shove dubious stuff up your nose, just put on an N95 mask.
“Unproven products can seem attractive, especially when social media marketing overhypes potential benefits, without mention of risks or uncertainties.” – Kaitlin Sundling
Online communities centered around products, services, or investments are a threat to money, time, and social networks.
I recommend watching this youtube documentary about Bed Bath & Beyond memestock community it’s sad and fascinating and unfortunately all too familiar because this type of thing seems to be widespread.
The Immorality of the so-called Job Creators.
“They also made ads to “trick overworked employees” into believing that more people would be brought on to alleviate their overwhelming workload.”
